PC World - unix RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/unix/en-auFri, 22 Jan 2016 11:33:00 +1100IBM's Power systems business is growing for the first time in yearshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/592632/ibm-power-systems-business-growing-first-time-years/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA few years ago, you wouldn't have bet on IBM Power systems having much of a future. But a new strategy to embrace Linux and open up the platform is starting to pay off.James NiccolaiFri, 22 Jan 2016 11:33:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/592632/ibm-power-systems-business-growing-first-time-years/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSuse enterprise Linux can take your system back in timehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558292/suse-enterprise-linux-can-take-your-system-back-time/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe newest enterprise edition of the Suse Linux distribution allows administrators to go back in time, for instance, to immediately before they made that fatal system-crippling mistake.Joab JacksonTue, 28 Oct 2014 03:54:35 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558292/suse-enterprise-linux-can-take-your-system-back-time/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCanonical celebrates Cloud freedoms with new Ubuntuhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558132/canonical-celebrates-cloud-freedoms-new-ubuntu/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCanonical continues to aggressively equip its flagship Ubuntu Linux server software with more tools to help users build and run clouds.Joab JacksonFri, 24 Oct 2014 07:37:19 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558132/canonical-celebrates-cloud-freedoms-new-ubuntu/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedRed Hat gears RHEL for the long haulhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/547223/red_hat_gears_rhel_long_haul/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedKnowing how system administrators enjoy continuity, Red Hat has designed the latest release of its flagship Linux distribution to be run, with support, until 2024.Joab JacksonWed, 11 Jun 2014 02:17:39 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/547223/red_hat_gears_rhel_long_haul/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle subpoenas Comcast in connection with Solaris support lawsuithttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/544670/oracle_subpoenas_comcast_connection_solaris_support_lawsuit/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle and Comcast are locked in a legal tussle related to Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against Solaris OS support providers Terix and Maintech.Chris KanaracusFri, 09 May 2014 03:18:11 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/544670/oracle_subpoenas_comcast_connection_solaris_support_lawsuit/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHP expects first x86 Nonstop systems next yearhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/544181/hp_expects_first_x86_nonstop_systems_next_year/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHewlett-Packard is eyeing 2015 for the release of its first Nonstop systems based on x86 server hardware, a company official said this week.James NiccolaiFri, 02 May 2014 06:30:56 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/544181/hp_expects_first_x86_nonstop_systems_next_year/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle Solaris update plays nice with OpenStackhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/543934/oracle_solaris_update_plays_nice_openstack/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle has gotten cloud religion.James NiccolaiWed, 30 Apr 2014 02:49:25 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/543934/oracle_solaris_update_plays_nice_openstack/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle wants an illegal monopoly on Solaris support, company allegeshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/543834/oracle_wants_an_illegal_monopoly_solaris_support_company_alleges/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAn independent Solaris OS support provider has countersued Oracle for unfair competition and violation of U.S. antitrust laws.Chris KanaracusTue, 29 Apr 2014 05:37:01 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/543834/oracle_wants_an_illegal_monopoly_solaris_support_company_alleges/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNew OpenSUSE embraces 64-bit ARMhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/532423/new_opensuse_embraces_64-bit_arm/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedJoining Fedora and Ubuntu, the new version of the community driven OpenSUSE can now be run on AArch64 processors, further preparing the market for servers running on the new 64-bit ARM architecture.Joab JacksonWed, 20 Nov 2013 18:02:18 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/532423/new_opensuse_embraces_64-bit_arm/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed'Free Unix!': The world-changing proclamation made 30 years agohttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527747/_free_unix_world-changing_proclamation_made_30_years_ago/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIt was 30 years ago today -- which is to say Sept. 27, 1983 -- that the seeds were planted for both Linux and the open source software movement, though neither is called that name by the man who help set both of them into motion, the irascible Richard Stallman.Joab JacksonFri, 27 Sep 2013 20:44:19 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527747/_free_unix_world-changing_proclamation_made_30_years_ago/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party supporthttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/462827/oracle_managed_services_provider_settle_suit_over_third-party_support/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle and managed services provider ServiceKey have come to a proposed settlement of an intellectual-property lawsuit Oracle filed against the company last year.Chris KanaracusFri, 24 May 2013 16:45:58 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/462827/oracle_managed_services_provider_settle_suit_over_third-party_support/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedQuest extends Unix Sudo toolhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/410398/quest_extends_unix_sudo_tool/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedReflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators better manage policy files that determine which users can access privileged material and programs on Unix and Linux systems. Joab JacksonFri, 16 Dec 2011 00:08:25 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/410398/quest_extends_unix_sudo_tool/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUsenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix toolshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/409701/usenix_dartmouth_expanding_diff_grep_unix_tools/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedWith some funding from Google and the U.S. Energy Department, a pair of computer scientists at Dartmouth University are updating the venerable grep and diff Unix command line utilities to handle more complex types of data.Joab JacksonThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:40:11 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/409701/usenix_dartmouth_expanding_diff_grep_unix_tools/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle Solaris goes to 11http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/406990/oracle_solaris_goes_11/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOracle has updated its Unix-based operating system Solaris, adding some features that would make the OS more suitable for running cloud deployments, as well as integrating it more tightly with other Oracle products, the company announced Wednesday. Joab JacksonThu, 10 Nov 2011 09:44:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/406990/oracle_solaris_goes_11/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUbuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Bounds onto Stagehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/404092/ubuntu_11_10_oneiric_ocelot_bounds_onto_stage/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAfter months of anticipation by Linux fans around the world, Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot” made its long-awaited debut on Thursday.Katherine NoyesFri, 14 Oct 2011 04:04:00 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/404092/ubuntu_11_10_oneiric_ocelot_bounds_onto_stage/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed